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Copyright, 1914 
The Farmers' Loan and Trust Company 




BERLIN 

THIS pamphlet is published 
by The Farmers' Loan and 
Trust Company, and is designed 
for the convenience of those of 
its customers who do not care to 
be hampered with a guide book, 
but who wish some brief general 
information to help them in their 
way about Berlin, and in their 
sight-seeing. 

Additional information, if de- 
sired, may be obtained at any of 
the offices of the Company. 



AUTOMOBILES 

Automobiles may be rented by the day, by the 
week, or for longer periods at the following places: 

Automobil-Fuhrwesen Kandelhardt Act.-Ges., S. W. 61, 

Gitschiner Strasse 107 
Jonny Renner, W. 15, Kiirfiirstendamm 200 
Wallroths Autofahrt G. m. b. H., Unter den Linden 47 



CAFES AND CONFECTIONERS 

The cafes in Berlin serve luncheons and also 
coffee and cake as well as beer and wine, and it is 
considered suitable for ladies to go to many of 
them alone, and to any with an escort. The 
following list gives some of the well-known estab- 
lishments: 

Bauer, Unter den Linden 26 

Victoria, Unter den Linden 46 

Kaiser, Friedrich Strasse 176 

Kerkau, Behren Strasse 48 

Central Hotel, Friedrich Strasse 149 

Admirals, Friedrich Strasse 101 

Fiirstenhof , Hotel Fiirstenhof , Potsdamer Platz 

Piccadilly, Potsdamer Platz 

Josty, Potsdamer Platz 

des Westens, Kurfiirstendamm 26 

Prinzess, Kurfiirstendamm 16 

Corso, Hardenberg Strasse 27a 

Englisches, Kurfiirstendamm 12 

Sans Souci, Kurfiirstendamm 217 

Confectioners' shops virtually take the place 
of tea rooms in Berlin, and a few of them are given 
below. Tea is also to be had in the leading hotels. 

Kranzler, Unter den Linden 25 O 



Schloss, Unter den Linden 39 -"VC^^ ^t^,^^ 
Hillbrich, Leipziger Strasse 24 
Miericke, Ranke StrassesSS-. 



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CHURCHES 

There are very few churches in Berlin where the 
services are conducted in EngHsh. These are as 
follows: 

American Church: — Motz Strasse at Nollendorf 
Platz; American and British Union service, 11.30. 
. English Church: — St. George's, in the Monbijou 
Palace Gardens; Sundays 9 and 11; other days 10 
to 12. 

Christian Science: — First Church of Christ, 
Scientists; Sundays at Beethovensaal, Kothener 
Strasse 32, German Service 10, English Servdce 
11.30; Wednesdays at Oberlichtsaal, Bernburger 
Strasse 22, English Service 5.30 p. m., German 
Service 7 and 8.30 p. m. 

The German Protestant churches usually have 
services on Sundays at 10 a. m. and 6 p. m., and 
the following list gives some of the more important 
among them: 

DoM, Am Lustgarten 5-6. Dorotheenstadtkirche, 
Mittel Strasse 28. Dreifaltigkeitskirche, Mauer 
Strasse, between Kronen and Mohren Strasse. 
Friedrichs Werder Kirche, Werderscher Markt. 
Garnison Kirche, Neue Friedrich Strasse. Neue 
Garnison Kirche^ Kaiser Friedrich Platz. St. Geor- 
gen Kirche, Georgenkirch Platz. Gnadenkirche, 
Invaliden Park 45-47. Heilige Geist Kirche, Per- 
leberger Strasse 33. St. Johannis Kirche, Alt 
Moabit 24-25. Kaiser Friedrich Geddchtniskirche , 
Handel Strasse (Tiergarten). Kaiser Wilhelm Ge- 
ddchtniskirche, Augusta Victoria Platz. Luther 
Kirche, Dennewitz Platz. St. Marten Kirche, C. 2, 
Am Neuen Markt. 



Roman Catholic (Services in German. Mass 
usually at 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10) : — St. Bonifacius Kirche, 
York Strasse 88-89. SL Franziskus KapelUy Wich- 
mann Strasse 12a. St, Hedwigs Kirche, Platz am 
Opernhaus. 

Synagogues (Services in German): — Fasanen 
Strasse 79; Saturday. Ryke Strasse 53; Saturday. 
Tiergarten Synagogue, Schoneberger Ufer 26; 
Saturday. 

DISTRICT MESSENGERS 

The Berlin Messenger Boy Company conducts a 
district messenger service, of which the head office 
is at Bayreuther Strasse 38, with branches through- 
out BerUn. All leading hotels have direct telephone 
connections with the offices. The charges are made 
on either a time or distance basis as follows: Time 
Basis (8 a. m. to 10 p. m.): boy on foot 60 pfen- 
nigs per hour; with bicycle 80 pfennigs; with tri- 
cycle 1 mark; each additional quarter of an hour 
15, 20 and 25 pfennigs respectively. Distance 
Basis: per kilometer, 30 pfennigs; with answer, 50 
pfennigs; per 2 kilometers, 50 pfennigs; waiting fee, 
10 pfennigs each five minutes; fares extra. 

ELECTRIC ELEVATED AND 
UNDERGROUND RAILWAY 

Runs from Nordring to Wilhelmplatz (Charlotten- 
burg) with several spurs into the newer residential 
sections of the West. More centrally located 
stations in the City are: Friedrich Strasse, Kaiserhof, 
and Leipziger Platz; in the West, NoUendorf Platz, 
Wittenberg Platz, and Zoological Garden. Trains 



run at intervals of about 5 minutes. The fares 
are: Second-class, 15 to 40 pfennigs; Third-class, 
10 to 30 pfennigs. A map of their routes will be 
found on the last page. 

GRATUITIES 

In the larger hotels about 5 M.each should be given 
to the chambermaid, valet and porter, but this may 
be reduced in smaller establishments. The lift 
boy also expects one or two marks. At the res- 
taurants, 10 per cent, of the bill is sufficient except 
in the more fashionable places. Porters at railway 
stations receive 20 pf. for luggage up to 55 lbs. 
and 10 pf. for each additional 55 lbs. 

HOTELS 

The following hotels are classified according to 
the district in which they are situated and are 
numbered 1, 2 and 3 according to their prices: 

No. 1. Rooms from 6 M. up 
No. 2. Rooms from 4-5 M. up 
No. 3. Rooms from 3 M. up 

Unter den Linden 

No. 1. Adion, Unter den Linden 1 
No. L Bristol, Unter den Linden 5-6 

No. 2. Carlton, Unter den Linden 32 

No. 3. Westminster, Unter den Linden 17-18 

No. 3. Royal, Unter den Linden 3, cor. Wilhelm Strasse 

Near the Potsdamer Platz 

No. 1. Esplanade (Rooms 8 M. up), Bellevue Strasse 17 
No. 1. Kaiserhof, Zieten-und Wilhelm-Platz 



No. 2. Fiirstenhof, Potsdamer Platz 
No. 2. Excelsior, Koniggratzer Strasse 112-113 and An- 
halt Strasse 6-7 

No. 3. Habsburger Hof, Askanischer Platz 1 

Near Friedrich Strasse Station 

No. 2. Continental, Neustadtische Kirch Strasse 6-7 
No. 2. Savoy, Friedrich Strasse 103 
No. 2. EHte, Neustadtische Kirch Strasse 9, and Reichs- 
tags Ufer 16 
No. 2. Central, Friedrich Strasse 143-149 

No. 3. Monopol, Friedrich Strasse 100 

No. 3. Kaiser, Friedrich Strasse 178 

No. 3. Grand Hotel de Russie, Georgen Strasse 21-22 

No. 3. zum Reichstag, Bunsen Strasse 2 

No. 3. Coburg, Georgen Strasse 23 

West 

No. 1. Eden, Kurfilrstendamm 246-247 

No. 2. Cumberland, Kurfiirstendamm 193-194 

No. 3. am Zoo, Kurfiirstendamm 25 

The rates in the various pensions vary from 7M. 
or less up. They are too numerous to classify, but 
among others the following located in the West 
may be mentioned: 

Steinplatz, Uhland Strasse 197 
Prager Platz, Prager Platz 4a 
Van Heuckelum, Keith Strasse 16 
Tscheuschner, Kurfiirsten Strasse 112 

OMNIBUSES 

Motor omnibuses traverse the city in all directions 
at frequent intervals. Each route is numbered, and 
omnibuses bear signs indicating the main localities 
to which they run. Stopping places are shown by 



signs on the sidewalk giving the numbers of those 
omnibuses which stop there, and complete guides 
to the omnibus routes may be purchased from 
the conductors. Fares, 10 pf. and up. 

POST OFFICES RULES 
INCLUDING PARCEL POST 

. Berlin is divided into nine postal districts, and 
there are numerous post offices and branch offices 
throughout the city. The main offices are open 
from 7 a. m. (8 a. m. in winter) to 8 p. m., and 
the branch offices from 8 a. m. to 7 p. m. Post 
offices having a Pneumatic Tube (Rohr-Post) service 
are open till 10 P. M. and are distinguished by a 
red light. Through this service special delivery 
letters may be sent for 30 pf., post cards 25 pf., 
with answer 50 pf. 

The Parcel Post carries packages up to 5 kg. 
(about 11 lbs.) for 25 pf. up to 10 miles, further 50 
pf.; above 5 kg., 5 to 50 pf. extra. 

RAILWAY STATIONS 

Anhalter Bahnhof, Koniggratzer Strasse, trains for Leipzig, 

Dresden, Frankfort a-M., South German, Austrian, Swiss 

and Italian places. 
PoTSDAMER Bahnhof, Potsdamer Platz, lines to Potsdam, 

Magdeburg, Brunswick. 
Lehrter Bahnhof, Friedrich Karl Ufer, service to Hamburg, 

Bremen; slov/ trains for Hanover. 
Stettiner Bahnhof, Tnvaliden Strasse, trains for Stettin, 

Danzig and Scandinavian places. 
GoRLiTZER Bahnhof, Spreewald Platz, lines to Spreewald, 

Gorlitz, Riesengebirge, Brealau. 

IZD^cTi^fssr" ] stations of the Stadtbahn. Trains 
A™ andL PlItz f°' "'^ '^'"""' *"'' °' Germany, 



RESTAURANTS 

Restaurants in Berlin are of two types, beer and 
wine. Beer restaurants are fairly uniform in prices 
and are somewhat less pretentious than wine 
restaurants, which are grouped here in two classes 
according to the scale of prices. 

BEER RESTAURANTS 
Unter den Linden 

ZoUernhof, Unter den Linden 56 

Linden, Unter den Linden 44 

Zum Schultheiss, Unter den Linden 17-18 

Friedrich Strasse 

Bavaria, Friedrich Strasse 180 
Pschorrbrau, Friedrich Strasse 165 
Tucherbrau, Friedrich Strasse 100 

There are also the following beer restaurants 
located in other districts: 

Wilhelmshallen, Hardenberg Strasse 29a (West) 
Siechen, Behren Strasse 23 
Rathskeller, Rathaus, Konig Strasse 
Rheingold, Potsdamer Strasse 

WINE RESTAURANTS 
Unter den Linden 

No. 1. Hotel Bristol, Unter den Linden 5-6 
No. 1. Hotel Adlon, Unter den Linden 1 
No. 1. Hiller, Unter den Linden 62 

No. 2. Dressel, Unter den Linden 50 
No. 2. Habel, Unter den Linden 28 

South of Unter den Linden 

No. 1. Borchardt, Franzosische Strasse 48 
No. 1. Ewest, Behren Strasse 26a 

No. 2. Trarbach, Behren Strasse 47 and Kant Strasse 8 
No. 2. Mitscher, Franzosische Strasse 18 



North of Unter den Linden 

No. 1. Kannenberg, Dorotheen Strasse 70 
No. 2. Topfer, Dorotheen Strasse 66 

Near the Potsdamer Platz 

No. 1. Hotel Esplanade (Grill room also), Belle vue 

Strasse 17 
No. 1. Kaiserhof (Grill room also), Zieten-und Wilhelm- 

Platz 

No. 2. Kempinski, Leipziger Strasse 25 
No, 2. Rheingold, Bellevue Strasse 19 
No. 2. Traube, Leipziger Strasse 178 

West 

No. 1. Eden Hotel, Kurfiirstendamm 246-247 

No. 1. Hotel Cumberland, Kurfiirstendamm 193-194 

No. 1. Zoological Gardens (Terrace) 

No. 2. Meyer, Kurfiirstendamm 24 

Friedrich Strasse 

No. 1. Richards, Friedrich Strasse 171 
No. 2. Kaiser Keller, Friedrich Strasse 178 

Inexpensive light luncheons may be obtained at 
any of the Automatic Restaurants, scattered 
throughout Berlin. 

SHOPS 

The principal Berlin shopping district lies in the 
City between Unter denLinden and Leipziger Strasse. 
Excellent shops are also to be found in Charlotten- 
burg along Tauentzien Strasse, Kurfiirstendamm 
and the neighborhood of the Zoological Gardens, 
and English is generally spoken in the larger estab- 



lishments. The following list is arranged al- 
phabetically according to subject, but no attempt 
has been made to indicate prices. 

American Newspaper Agents 

Chicago Daily News, Unter den Linden 14 

Art Dealers 

Fritz Gurlitt, Potsdamer Strasse 113 
Keller & Reiner, Potsdamer Strasse 118b 
Eduart Schulte, Unter den Linden 75 

Booksellers 

Calvary & Co., Unter den Linden 75 

S. Fischer, Billow Strasse 90 

Mittler's Buchhandlung, Mohren Strasse 19 

Nicolaische Buchhandlung, Dorotheen Strasse 62 

Kaufhaus des Westens, Tauentzien Strasse (English and 

American books) 
A. Wertheim, G. m. b. H., Leipziger Strasse (English and 

American books) 

Boots and Shoes 

American Shoe Stores, Friedrich Strasse 174 

Leipziger Strasse 105 
Barthman, Walkover Shoes, Friedrich Strasse 61 
Chasalla, Leipziger Strasse 19 

Tauentzien Strasse 18a 

Potsdamer Strasse 56 
Emil Jacoby, Friedrich Strasse 70 
Salamander, Friedrich Strasse 182, 204 and 221 

Unter den Linden 5-6 

Potsdamer Strasse 5 

Tauentzien Strasse 15 

Martin Luther Strasse 2 
Carl Stiller, Potsdamer Strasse 2 

Tauentzien Strasse 19a 
Carl Stiller, Jr., (Hanan Shoes), Leipziger Strasse 29 

Koniggratzer Strasse 124 



Candies and Chocolate 

L. Fassbender, Leipziger Strasse 114 
Friedrich Strasse 143 
Tauentzien Strasse 17 

Hildebrand & Sohn, Leipziger Strasse 100 
Friedrich Strasse 94a 
Tauentzien Strasse 14 

H. von Hovell, Unter den Linden 12 

Sarotti, Unter den Linden 25 

Leipziger Strasse 126 
Tauentzien Strasse 13 

Sawade, Unter den Linden 19 

StoUwerck, Gebriider, Friedrich Strasse 167 

Chemists (See Drug Stores) 



China, Glass, Earthenware and Porcelains 

Eisner & Co., Leipziger Strasse 121 

Harsch & Co., Unter den Linden 66 

Hengstmann, Leipziger Strasse 39 

Karlsbader Porzellan Niederlage, Markgrafen Strasse 

43-44 

Raddatz & Co., Leipziger Strasse 122 

Royal Porcelain Manufactory, Leipziger Strasse 2 

Schumann, Leipziger Strasse 107 



Corsets 



Blanche-Mercedes, Parisienne, Unter den Linden 59 
Berta Brunkow, Unter den Linden 16 
Heinrich Hoffmann, Leipziger Strasse 90 
Lewandowski, Gebriider, P'riedrich Strasse 46 

Leipziger Strasse 113 

Potsdamer Strasse 21 and 53 

Tauentzien Strasse 14 
Anna Loezius, Kurfiirstendam 29 
Arnold Obersky, Potsdamer Strasse 27b 

Potsdamer Strasse 75 

Tauentzien Strasse 18 

Martin Luther Strasse 91 
Warners American Corset Stores, Leipziger Strasse 106 

Joachimsthaler Strasse 43-44 



Department Stores 

Kaufhaus des Westens, Tauentzien Strasse 21-24 
Hermann Tietz, Leipziger Strasse 46-49 

Alexander Platz 
A. Wertheim, Leipziger Strasse 126-137 

Dressmakers and Ladies' Tailors 

Drecoll, Koniggratzer Strasse 9 

Hermann Gerson, Werderstrasse 9-12 

Hammer, Mohren Strasse 20-21 

Arthur Jacoby, Koniggratzer Strasse 7 

Jones, Wilhelmstrasse 70b 

Kersten & Tuteur, Leipziger Strasse 36 

August Liiders, Friedrich Strasse 66 

Maison Paris, Kurfiirstendamm 227 

Marbach Gerson-Prager Hausdorff, Belle vue Strasse 15 

Michaelis, Unter den Linden 75 

Wilh. N. Spitzer, Mohren Strasse 60 

V. Manheimer, Oberwall Strasse 6 

Ungar, Unter den Linden 15 

Drug Stores 

American Drug Store, Th. Lenk, Potsdamer Strasse 138 
The International Pharmacy (represent Park, Davis & 

Co., London), Kleist Strass 34 
Kaiser Drogerie, Kurfiirstendamn 182 
Schweizer Apotheke, Friedrich Strasse 173 

Dry Goods Shops 

Gustav Cords, Leipziger Strasse 33-35 
H. Gerson, Werderscher Markt 5-6 
Rud. Hertzog, Breite Strasse 12-18 
La Sole, Niederwall Strasse 33 
Moritz Levin, Hausvogtei Platz 1 
Michels & Co., Leipziger Strasse 43-44 

Florists 

Butt & Rasch, Unter den Linden 19 
Theodor Hiibner, Joachimsthaler Strasse 42 

Prager Platz 3 
Hermann Rothe, Tiergarten Strasse 8 
Schmidt, Unter den Linden 59 

Ranke Strasse 36 



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Fruits and Delicacies 

Borchardt, Franzo&ische Strasse 47-48 
Julius Feher, Dorotheen Strasse 17 
Houben & Co., Mittel Strasse 43 
Rollenhagen, Potsdamer Strasse 22b 
Tauentzien Strasse 20 

Furriers 

A. Erdmann, Tauentzien Strasse 7b 
Herpich Sohne, Leipziger Strasse 9-11 
Hirschfeld, Tauentzien Strasse 9 
Janosescu, Wilhelm Strasse 40a 
Walter Lange, Friedrich Strasse 181 
Michelet & Co., Leipziger Strasse 83 
Salbach, Unter den Linden 67 

B. Storchheim, Tauentzien Strasse 10 

Gloves 

Johannes Hoffmann, Leipziger Strasse 90 

Potsdamer Strasse 138a 
Carl Schapski, Potsdamer Strasse 22 and 134 

Mauer Strasse 13-14 

Tauentzien Strasse 6 
Carl Scheil, Leipziger Strasse 105 

Friedrich Strasse 157 
A. Walter, Friedrich Strasse 66 

Haberdashers 

Au Carnaval de Venise, Unter den Linden 40 
Bazar Nurnberg, Franzosische Strasse 17 
Braun & Co., Unter den Linden 2 
Jules Bister, Unter den Linden 64 
Chemiserie Parisienne, Friedrich Strasse 143-149 
Chemiserie Speciale, Unter den Linden 19 
Rudolf Hertzog, Breite Strasse 12-18 
Mosse, Gebruder, Jager Strasse 47 
Steinhardt, Unter den Linden 10 
Wolff enstein, Leipziger Strasse 124 

Hats (Ladies') 

Aschner & Co., Pariser Platz 1 

Regina Friedlander, Koniggratzer Strasse 2-3 

M. Gerstel, Koniggratzer Strasse 9 



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I p. & C. Habig, Friedrich Strasse 82a 

I Kersten & Tuteur, Leipziger Strasse 36 

[ Marbach Gerson-Prager Hausdorff, Bellevue Strasse 15 

\ Hats (Men's) 

\ C. W. Borchert, Friedrich Strasse 157 

\ Oscar Bluth, Friedrich Strasse 76 and 97 

\ Potsdamer Strasse 5 and 115 

\ P. & C. Habig, Friedrich Strasse 82a 

\ Neubauer Sohn, Unter den Linden 60 

I Mauer Strasse 68 

\ Joachimsthaler Strasse 3 

;) Jewellers, Goldsmiths and Silversmiths 

\ Conrad Felsing (watches and clocks) , Unter den Linden 2 

I Friedlander, Gebriider, Unter den Linden 4a 

I E. Lettre, tlnter den Linden 71 

I Polak aine, Unter den Linden 14 

1 L. Posen Wwe., Unter den Linden 5 

I Schroder, Leipziger Strasse 26 

I Wagner & Sohn, Unter den Linden 16 

I J. H. Werner, Hotel Adlon, Unter den Linden 1 

I Friedrich Strasse 173 

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I Leather Goods 

I See trunks 

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Lingerie, Linens and Laces 

Jules Bister, Unter den Linden 64 
Braun & Co., Unter den Linden 2 
Epner, Molkenmarkt 4 
F. V. Griinfeld, Leipziger Strasse 20 
Koningshausen & Cie., Unter den Linden 53 
J. Link, Markgrafen Strasse 52 
Mosse, Gebriider, Jager Strasse 47 
Wolff enstein, Leipziger Strasse 124 

Opticians 

American Eye Glass Store, Tauentzien Strasse 4 
American Optical Co., WiUielm Strasse 59 
P. Doerffel, Unter den Linden 44 
Ed. Messter, Friedrich Strasse 143-149 
Leipziger Strasse 113 



Perfumers 

Leichner, Schutzen Strasse 31 
Lohse, Unter den Linden 16 

Jager Strasse 45-46 

Leipziger Strasse 123a 
d'Orsay, Unter den Linden 2 

Photographic Supplies 

O. Anschiitz, Leipziger Strasse 131 
Kodak, Unter den Linden 26 
Leipziger Strasse 115-116 
W. Talbot, Tauentzien Strasse 1 
Voigtlander & Sohn, Friedrich Strasse 206 

Tailors (Men's) 

Joseph Cavanagh, Unter den Linden 3 
Fasskessel & Miintmann, Unter den Linden 2 
Heckenberger & Becker, Unter den Linden 56 
Hoffmann, Friedrichstrasse, 50 
Truntz & Voss, Behren Strasse 28 
Wendt & Redlich, Unter den Linden 29 

Tobacco, Cigars, Cigarettes, Pipes 
G. Geber, Unter den Linden 5-6 
Carl G. Gerold, Unter den Linden 24 
Jo P. H. Hagedorn, Unter den Linden 3a 
Havana Import Compagnie, Hotel Kaiserhof, Zieten-und 
Wilhehn-Platz 

Unter den Linden 3 
Loeser & Wolff, Unter den Linden 76a 

Behren Strasse 26 

Leipziger Strasse 101 

Joachimsthaler Strasse 4 

Trunks and Leather Goods 

Ed. Ackermann, Mohren Strasse 54-55 
Demuth, Unter den Linden 3a 
Madler, Leipziger Strasse 29 
Turner & Glanz, Friedrich Strasse 193a 

STADTBAHN, RINGBAHN AND 
SUBURBAN TRAINS 

The Stadthahn runs from Stralau-Rummelsburg 
to Westend-Charlottenburg and traverses the City 



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as well as the residential West. Trains run at 
intervals of 2 to 5 minutes, and fares are as follows : 
Second-class 15 pf. and 30 pf.; third-class 10 pf. 
and 20 pf. Suburban trains to Wannsee, Potsdam, 
Grunewald, Fiirstenwalde also run over the Stadt- 
bahn. 

Stations of the Statdtbahn are: Stralau-Rummels- 
burg, Warschauer Strasse, Schlesischer Bahnhof, 
Jannowitz Brucke, Alexander Platz, Boerse, Fried- 
rich Strasse, Lehrter Bahnhof, Bellevue, Tiergarten, 
Zoologischer Garten, Savigny Platz, Charlotten- 
burg, Westend. 

The Ringbahn traverses only the more remote 
sections of Berlin and is therefore of Httle value to 
the tourist. 

Wannseebahn, at Potsdamer Platz. Fast trains 
for Nikolasee, Wannsee and Potsdam. 



TAXIS 

Motor and horse taxis can be picked up on any 
main thoroughfare, but stations where a specified 
number can usually be found are distributed 
throughout the city and are indicated by signs on 
the sidewalk. The tariff for both classes of "vehicle 
is as follows : 

Within the Police District 



Motor Taxis 




By Day 


By Night 






lor 2 


3 to 5 


lto5 






Persons 


Persons 


Persons 


For 70 pf. 


(electric 








80 pf.),. 


. = . . . 


600 meters 


400 meters 


400 meters 


Ea.additionallOpf. 


300 meters 


200 meters 


200 meters 



Horse Taxis 

For 70 pf .... 800 meters 600 meters 400 meters 
Ea.additionallOpf. 400 meters 300 meters 200 meters 



Outside of Police District 
Motor Taxis 

For 70 pf. day or night 1 to 5 persons, 400 meters, each 
additional 10 pf. 200 meters 

Horse Taxis By Day By Night 

1 or 2 3 to 5 1 to 5 

Persons Persons Persons 

For 70 pf 600 meters 400 meters 400 meters 

Ea.additionallOpf. 300 meters 200 meters 200 meters 

Waiting, horse taxis up to 8 minutes 50 pf., each 
additional 4 minutes 10 pf., per hour 1.50 M. 
Motor taxis per hour 3 M, 

Luggage, 22 lbs. inside cab free; 23-55 lbs., 25 pf.; 
56-110 lbs., 50 pf.; 111-165 lbs., 75 pf.; 166-220 lbs., 
1 M. Luggage above this weight may be taken on 
luggage cabs only. 

TELEGRAPH OFFICES AND 
TELEPHONE STATIONS 

Telegrams and cablegrams are received at all 
post offices. The following remain open all night 
and all day Sunday for the receipt and transmis- 
sion of telegrams: Haupttelegraphenamt, Oberwall 
Strasse; C. 2., Konig Strasse corner Heiligegeist 
Strasse; W. 9., Lmk Strasse 4-5; S. W. 11, Anhalter 
Station; N. W. 40., Lehrter Station. 

The Berlin telephone system is under the juris- 
diction of the postal authorities, and public stations 
(automat) are to be found in all post offices, hotels, 
restaurants, and cafes. 

THEATRES 

Theatres are rather scattered over the City. 
There are also a few in the West (Schoneberg and 
Charlottenburg). Tickets can be obtained at the 
box offices usually from 10 to 2 and from 7 on in 



r 

! the evening, and the agencies at Invalidendank, 
; Unter den Linden 24 (9-5), Wertheims and the 
Kaufhaus des Westens. Performances usually be- 
gin at 8, at the opera at 7.30; matinees, Sundays. 
■ The usual charges are as follows : boxes, 8 to 10 M.; 
j orchestra seats, 5 M. to 8.50 M, ; balcony, 4 M. to 
] 8.50 M. Fee for advance booking, 30 to 50 pf. 


I Theatre 


Address 




Charlotten Strasse 90 


i Casino Theater. 


Lothringer Strasse 37 


Deutsches Kxinstler Theater Societal . . 
Deutsches Opernhaus 


Nurnberger Strasse 70 
Bismarck Strasse 34 


Deutsches Theater 




; Kammerspiele des Deutsches Theater . . 

i Friedrich Wilhelmstadt Theater 

i Gebriider Herrnfeld Theater 


Schumann Stiasse 14 
Chaussee Strasse 30 


! Kleines Theater 




I Komodienhaus 

!; Konigliches Opernhaus 

' K.6Digliches Schauspielhaus. 


Schif[bauerdamm25. 
Kaiser Franz Joseph Platz 
Schiller Platz 
Friedrich Karl Ufer 1 
Reichenberger Strasse 34 
F riedrich Strasse 236 
Behren Strasse 55 
Schiilbauerdamra 5 
Blumen Strasse 9 


Lessing Theater . ... 


Luisen Theater 


Lustspielhaus 


Metropol Theater 




Residenz Theater 


Rose Theater. 


Grosse Frankfurter Strasse 132 


Schiller Theater 


Wallnertheater Strasse 35 


Schiller Theater, Charlottenburg 

Thalia Theater . . 


Grolmann Strasse 70 
Dresden er Stras&e 72 


Theater am Nollendorf Platz 


Nollendorf Platz 5 


Theater a.d.Weidendammer Brucke 

Theater des Westens.. 


Friedrich Strasse 104 
Kant Strasse 12 


Theater in der Koniggratzer Strasse. . . 

Theater Folies Caprice 

Walhalla Tneater 


KOniggratzer Strasse 57 
Linien Strasse 132 
Weinbergsweg 19 




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VARIETY THEATRES, ETC. 



Theatre 


Address 


Character of 
Performance 


Admiralspalast Eis Arena 

Apollo Theater 

Chat Noir 


Friedrich Strasse 101. .. 
Friedricb Strasse 218.. .. 
Friedrich Strasse 165.. .. 

Nollendorf Platz 4 

Zoological Gardens. . . . 
Luther Strasse 22 


Skating Rink, ice ballet 
Varieties 


" Cines".. . . 


p. m.) 
Moving Pictures 
Moving Pictures 
Skating Rink, ice ballet 


"Cines" 

Eis Palast. . 


Kammerlichtspiele 

Linden Cabaret 

Mozart Saal 


Potsdamer Platz 

Unter den Linden 22.. . . 

NoUendorf Platz 

Leipziger Strasse 77 

Unter den Linden 21,. ., 
Friedrich Strasse 180.. .. 
Kurfiirstendamm 26. . . . 
Friedrich Strasse cor. 

Dorotheen Strasse .... 
Kleine Prasidenten 

Strasse 7. . 


Moving Pictures 
Cabaret (usually from 1 1 

p. m.) 
Moving Pictures 
Varieties 
Moving Pictures 
Moving Pictures 
Moving Pictures 

Varieties 


Reichshallen Theater. . . 




Union Theater. 


Wintergarten 

Zirkus Busch. , . , 






Zirkus Albert Schumann 


Am Zirkus 1. 











TRAMWAYS 



Tramway lines intersect Berlin in all parts, and 
the several lines are characterized by numerals or 
letters and bear signs giving the localities through 
which they pass. Cars do not stop at street cor- 
ners but at stations indicated on the sidewalk 
(Haltestelle der Strassenbahn). The fare is from 
10 pf. to 20 pf. according to the distance. 









PRINCIPAL PLACES OF INTEREST 




Days and Hours 


Name 


Address 


Admission free except 
when otherwise stated 


Sunday 


Agricultural Museum . 


Invaliden Strasse 
42 


llto3 


Aquarium .... 


Zoological Garden . 


10 to 8. Admission 
50 pf 


Architectural Museum 


Technische H o ch - 
schule, B e r 1 iner 
Strasse 171 





Arsenal 


Platz am Zeughaus . 


12 to 3 


Botanical Gardens . 


Dahlem (Wannsee 
Rwy.) 


11 to4,lstSun. in month 
from middle of Oct. 
to end of Mar. . . 


Cathedral (Dom) 


Im Lustgarten' . . 


Services ' 


Charlottenburg Pal- 
ace 


Schlosspark . . . 


11 to 4. Adm., 25 pf. 


Colonial Museum 


AltMoabitl . . 


9 till dusk. Adm.,50pf 


Column of Victory . 

Emperor Frederick 
Museum .... 


Kdnigsplatz . . , 
Monbijou Strasse 3 , 


7 to 7 summer; 9 to 
5 winter. Adm., 
50pf. 

11.30 to 6 summer; 
11.30 to 3, 4 or 5 
winter 


Emperor William 
Memorial Church . . 


Auguste Viktoria 
Platz 


Services 


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N BERLIN AND VICINITY 

)f Admission 



Admission free except when otherwise 
stated 



Week Days 



Description 



to 3. Closed Wednesday . . Collection of agricultural imple- 

I ments. Geological exhibit. 

to 8. Admission 1 M.; from 
Garden, 50 pf 

vlon. and Fri. 10 to 3; Tues. andiModels of mediaeval German 
Thur. 12 to 3; Wed. 10 to 12. buildings. Architectural paint- 
Closed Sat ings. 

to 2 or 3. Closed Saturday . Arms and armament. 



1 till dusk, Sat. 10 to 4 
to 3 (sometimes 6) . 



.0 to 4 Admission, 25 pf. . 
> till dusk. Admission 1 M. 



' to 7 summer; 9 till dusk winter. 
Admission 50 pf 

10 to 6 summer; 10 to 3, 4 or 5 
winter. Closed Monday. Adm., 
Tues. and Wed. 50 pf. Other- 
wise free 

) to 1 or 2 



Valuable collection of plants. 
Handsome modern building. 

Apartments of Frederick I. Beau- 
tiful Chinese porcelains. 

Reproductions of dwellings and 
types of natives, etc. from Ger- 
man colonies. 

In honor of German victories. 
Fine view. 

Exhibition of pictures of all 
schools. Oriental art, coins and 
medallions. 

Interesting and handsome modern 
Church 



PRINCIPAL PLACES OF INTEREST 

Days and Hours 



Name 



Address 



Admission free except 
when otherwise stated 



Sunday 



Emperor William I.'s 
Palace 

Ethnographical Mu- 
seum 



Opposite University. 



Koniggratzer Strasse 
120 ...... 



10 to 2. Adm., 50 pf. . 



11.30 to 6 summer; 
10.30 to 3, 4 or 5; 



wmter. 



Exchange (Borse) 



Burg Strasse 25-26 



German Costume Mu- Kloster Strasse 36 
seum 



Herrenhaus .... 
Hohenzollern Museum 

Industrial Art Mu- 
seum 

Library, Royal . . . 

Markisches Museum . 



Mausoleum, Charlot- 
tenburg .... 



Leipziger Strasse 3-4 
Schloss Monbijou . 

Prinz Albrecht Stras- 
se 7a ..... 

Unter den Linden 38 

Markischer Platz . 

Schlosspark . . . 



11.30 to 6 summer; 
11.30 to 3, 4 or 5 
winter 



11.30 to 2 Adm., 25 pf. I 



11.30 to 6 summer;] 
11.30 to 3, 4 or 5 

winter 



10 to 3 



11 to 6 summer; 11 tc 
4 or 5 winter. Adm. 
25 pf 



IN BERLIN AND VICINITY 
of Admission 



Admission free except when otherwise 
stated 



Week Days 



Description 



10 to 3. Admission 50 pf. 



10 to 3 or 4. Closed Tuesdays 



12 to 2. Admission, 30 pf. En- 
trance, Neue Friedrich Strasse 
51, cor. Burg Strasse 

10 to 3 or 4. Closed Monday . 

Noon. Admission, 25 pf. . . 

10 to 3. Closed Saturday. Ad- 
mission 25 pf 

10 to 3 or 4. Closed Monday . 

9 to 9. Entrance, Dorotheen 
Strasse 81 . . 

10 to 3, Closed Saturday, . . 



10 to 6 summer; 10 to 4 or 5 win- 
ter. Admission, 25 pf. . . . 



Souvenirs of Emperor William I 



Valuable prehistoric and ethno- 
graphic collections, incl. cos- 
tumes, ornaments, textiles, etc. 

Meeting place of merchants and 
bankers. 



Extensive collection costumes, 
incl. utensils, ornaments, etc. 

Prussian Legislative body. 

Personal memorials and souvenirs 
of Prussian rulers. Objects of 
art. 

Valuable exhibition industrial art 
products of many countries. 

Contains about 1,300,000 vol- 
umes. Important manuscripts. 

Natural history museum. Col- 
lection relating to history of 
civilization. 

Tomb of Queen Louise, her hus- 
band, Fred. Wil. Ill and his 
second wife; Emp. Wil. I. and 
Empress Augusta. 



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PRINCIPAL PLACES OF INTEREST 

Days and Hours 



Name 



Mining Museum 
National Gallery 



Natural History Mu- 
seum . ..... 

Oceanographical Mu- 
seum 

Old and New Museum 



Porcelain Manufactory 
(Royal) ..... 

Postal Museum . . . 



Potsdam: 
Town Palace 



Garrison Church 



Park of Sans Souci; 
Palace of Sans 
Souci 



Picture Gallery 



Address 



Invaliden Strasse 44 
Museum Strasse 

Invaliden Strasse 43 
Georgen Strasse 34-36 



Am Lustgarten, and 
Museum Strasse . 



Wegely Strasse . . 
Leipziger Strasse 18 . 



Admission free except 
when otherwise stated 



Sunday 



12 to 6 summer; 12 to 
3, 4 or 5 winter . . I 

11.30 to 6 summer; 
11.30 to 3, 4 or 5 
winter ..... 



12 to 3 



12 to 3 or 4 



11.30 to 6 summer; gt 
11.30 to 3, 4 or 5 
winter 



12 to 2 



11 to 6. Adm., 25 pf 

11 to 6. Adm., 25 pf 

11 to 6. Adm., 25 pf. 

11 to 6. Adm., 25 pf- 



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IN BERLIN AND VICINITY 
of Admission 



Admission free except when otherwise 
stated 



Week Days 



Description 



12 to 2. Closed Monday 



Exhibition of mining processes. 



10 to 6, Thursday 1 to 6 summer; Paintings, sculptures, 19th and 
10 to 3, 4 or 5 winter. Ad- 20th centuries, chiefly German, 
mission, Thur. 1 M.; Fri. and Bronzes, drawings. 
Sat. 50 pf \ 



10 to 3 or 4. Closed Tuesday . 



10 to 3 Monday, Wednesday and 
Saturday 

10 to 3 or 4. Closed Monday . 



j Admirable natural history col- 
lection. 

Models of ships. Nautical instru- 
ments, etc. 

Antique sculpture and objects of 
I art. Important Egyptian Mu- 
: seum. Mural paintings, casts. 

? to 12. Closed Monday and Porcelain in process of manu- 
Saturday. Admission, 1 M. . facture. 

10 to 2. Closed Wednesday and Exhibit illustrating development 
Saturday of postal communication. 

LO to 6 summer; 10 to 4 or 5 win- 1 Apartments of Frederick the 
ter. Admission, 25 pf Great. 



iO to 6 summer; 10 to 4 or 5 win- 
ter. Admission, 25 pf. . . . 

LO to 6 summer; 10 to 4 or 5 win- 
ter. Admission, 25 pf. ... 

10 to 6 summer; 10 to 4 or 5 win- 
ter. Admission 25 pf. . . . . 



Tomb of Frederick the Great and 
his father. 

Erected by Frederick the Great. 

Beautiful interior decoration. 
Paintings by Watteau. 

Works by Rubens, Van Dyck, and 
others. 



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PRINCIPAL PLACES OF INTEREST 

Days and Hours 



Name 



Address 



Pottsdam: 

Orangery . 

New Palace 



Rathaus, Berlin . . . 

Rathaus, Charlotten- 
burg 

Ranch Museum . . . 

Ravene's Picture Gal- 
lery 

Reichstags-Gebaude . 



|K6nig Strasse . 
Berliner Strasse 



Neue Friedrich Stras- 
se 83 



Royal Palace . . 
Traffic Museum . 
Treptow Observatory Alt Treptow 1. 



Wall Strasse 5-8 
Am Konigs Platz 



Between Lustgarten 
and Schlossplatz . 

Invaliden Strasse 
50-51 



Workmen's Welfare 
Exhibition . . . , 

Zoological Garden , , 



Frauenhofer Strasse 
11-12 ...... 

Kurfiirstendamm 9 . 



Admission free except 
when otherwise stated 



Sunday 



11 to 6. Adm., 25 pf. 

11 to 4 or 5 in absence 
of family. Adm., 
25 pf 



11 and 1. Adm., 20 
pf. incl. tower. . . 



At 1 and 1.30. Adm. 
30 pf 

11.30 to 1.30 .... 
11 to 3 



2 to 10 or 12 p. m- 
Adm., IM 

1 to 5 . . 



6.30 to 11 summer; 
till dusk winter. 
Adm., 50pf. . . 



IN BERLIN AND VICINITY 
of Admission 



Admission free except when otherwise 
stated 



Week Days 



Description 



10 to 6 summer; 10 to 4 or 5 win- 1 Handsome Florentine building, 
ter. Admission 25 pf : Fine view. 

10 to 4 or 5 in absence of family. Summer residence of the Emperor. 
Adnnssion, 25 pf Fine interior decoration. 



10 to 3. Closed Thursday and City Hall. Extensive view from 
Friday. Adm. to tower 20 pf. Tower 

City Hall of Charlottenburg. 
Tower. 



10 to 3. Closed Saturday. Adm., 
20 pf., incl. tower 

10 to 3 or 4 

10 to 2 Tuesday and Friday . . 



Casts and models. 

Small collection of German and 
French pictures. 

Legislative house of the Empire. 



At 9, 9.30, 12 and 2.30. Adm. 
30 pf 

10 to 1. Admission 50 pf. . . . Residence of Emperor. Hand- 
some state apartments. 

10 to 3 or 4. 2 to 8 Saturday. Exhibit showing development of 
Closed Monday railways. 

2 to 10 or 12 p. m. Admission, Archenhold's "Giant Telescope." 
IM. . 

10 to 1. 6 p. m. to 9 p. m. Tues- Exhibition of workmen's protec- 
day and Thursday. Closed tive devices. 
Monday ! 

6.30^ to 11 summer; 8 till duskiLarge and interesting collection of 
winter. Admission, 1 M. . . | animals. Band concerts after- 

! noons and evenings. 



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